What do we know about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza?
Al JazeeraJAN 16
Trump Says US Will 'Take Over' and 'Own' Gaza
Above: Donald Trump (R) and Benjamin Netanyahu attend a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 4, 2025. Image copyright: Anna Moneymaker/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Israel narrative
The US takeover of Gaza represents a bold, innovative solution to bring stability and prosperity to a region plagued by conflict and destruction. A different future for Gaza will ensure better living conditions for Palestinians and create an international hub that could transform the Middle East's economic landscape.
Pro-Palestine narrative
The proposal amounts to ethnic cleansing and a violation of international law, undermining Palestinian sovereignty and their right to self-determination. It threatens to destabilize the entire region and compromise decades of peace-building efforts. No American of good conscience should stand for uprooting Palestinians from their land.